US sage grouse policy heading back to square one

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) -- Federal scientists and land managers who've been crafting strategies to protect a ground-dwelling bird's habitat across the American West for nearly two decades are going back to the drawing board under a new Trump administration edict to reassess existing plans condemned by ranchers, miners and energy developers....

from AP Top Science News at 1:07 p.m. EST http://ift.tt/2ADqK0L